What is Free Margin?

What does “Free Margin” mean? Margin can be classified as either “used” or “free”. Used Margin, which is just the aggregate of all the Required Margin from all open positions, was discussed in a previous lesson. Free Margin is the difference between Equity and Used Margin. Free Margin refers to the Equity in a trader’s account that is NOT tied up in […]

What is Equity?

What is Equity? Share on FacebookShare on Twitter What does “Equity” mean? The account equity or simply “Equity” represents the current value of your trading account. Equity is the current value of the account and fluctuates with every tick when looking at your trading platform on your screen. It is the sum of your account balance and all floating […]

What is CFD trading?

CFD trading is defined as ‘the buying and selling of CFDs’, with ‘CFD’ meaning ‘contract for difference’. CFDs are a derivative product because they enable you to speculate on financial markets such as shares, forex, indices and commodities without having to take ownership of the underlying assets.Play VideoPlayMuteLoaded: 8.34%Remaining Time -1:58SharePicture-in-PictureFullscreen Instead, when you trade a CFD, […]